The Ethics of Mass Surveillance

The Ethics (or not) of Massive Government Surveillance

New Human Rights Watch Report on U.S. Surveillance

With Liberty to Monitor All: How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy (July 28, 2014)

A Legal Analysis of NSA's Programs

Steven G. Bradbury on “Understanding the NSA Programs” (Lawfare Research Paper Series)

The Psychological Impact of Mass Surveillance

NSA and GCHQ: the flawed psychology of government mass surveillance, Chris Chambers, The Guardian, August 26, 2013

An Editorial on NSA Surveillance

The NSA is losing the benefit of the doubt, Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, August 22, 2013

NSA and Public Opinion: Survey

Most think NSA is violating privacy rights but want Snowden charged with a crime, Washington Post, July 24, 2013

The Impact of NSA Surveillance on Ordinary Computer Users

NSA spying revelations prompt some ordinary citizens to rethink computing habits, Associated Press, July 22, 2013

Is the NSA an American Stasi?

The NSA's an American Stasi? Outrageous 

 "East Germany's secret police was an entirely different — and far more dangerous — animal"

The Costs of Living in a Surveillance Society

'Round the Clock Surveillance: Is this the Price of Living in a 'Free, Safe' Society?
  
John Whitehead, Attorney, President of the Rutherford Institute

Standing to Challenge NSA Surveillance

Standing is a concept in American jurisprudence in which a party has the right to make a legal claim. In general, an individual or organization filing the suit must demonstrate that they have suffered an actual injury due to the conduct in question. The standing rule prevents, in many cases, lawsuits filed on behalf of others. The standing rule also prevents lawsuits by a party that has not suffered an actual injury, but the potential for injury exists. For instance, the fact that the National Security Agency is conducting a surveillance program, along with the mere possibility that a specific individual might be caught up in the dragnet, is potentially insufficient to meet the standing criteria without evidence that the specific individual actually was impacted by the surveillance. 

Before the United States Supreme Court this month is the case of Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, in which the plaintiffs seek prospective relief from the NSA surveillance program called "Stellar Wind". The following link is to a page maintained by the American Bar Association on the case.

Clapper v. Amnesty International USA

Spying on NY Muslims Led to No Terror Leads

According to the following article written by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo of the Associated Press, six years of surveillance conducted against Muslims in the New York City area has led to no terror investigations. 

Six years of spying on New York Muslims didn’t generate a single terror lead: NYPD